At a Glance

Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they

are easy to write and customize
can show data in tables, charts, graphs ... you name it
can react to different screen sizes

The following screenshots give you a glimpse of Übersicht in action:

Rolling your own

Widgets are written in JavaScript + React's JSX. A minimal widget looks like this:

  export const command = "echo Hello World!"

  export const refreshFrequency = 5000 // ms

  export const render = ({ output }) => (
    <h1>{output}</h1>
  )

  export const className = `
    left: 20px
    top: 20px
    color: #fff
  `